Dressed as the prince's substitute? I took the throne

Lin Ye and several other veteran generals stood up at the same time, bowed, and said, "We will obey the orders of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"

"good very good!"

"Generals, go back and reorganize your troops. We will deal a fatal blow to Beimo tomorrow!"

......

"What? How can he inflict a fatal blow on the enemy?"

In the tent military camp outside the city, after learning the news that Zhou Chuxuan's men had won a great victory in the first battle, Wen Tianhai stood there in a daze, unable to come back to his senses for a long time.

"Two thousand cavalrymen killed five thousand enemy soldiers? How...how is this possible?"

Military Advisor Zhu Wu was also somewhat bewildered, pacing back and forth in the tent. "Logically speaking, the Wu Dynasty's inland cavalry can't even match the frontier cavalry, so how could they possibly defeat the Northern Desert cavalry? How could this repeating crossbow be so powerful?"

"Master Military Advisor, I saw it with my own eyes from the city wall. Two thousand cavalrymen fired thousands of arrows at once. The overwhelming rain of arrows instantly ripped through the Northern Desert Cavalry's formation!"

A lieutenant general below lowered his head and reported in a trembling voice, "The 8,000-man Northern Desert Cavalry was completely ripped apart in less than two sticks of incense. They couldn't even hold their formation together!"

"This Crown Prince is quite capable! Humph!" Wen Tianhai clenched his fists slightly and said coldly, "Military Advisor, what should we do next?"

"Haha, don't panic, Marshal!" Zhu Wu pondered for a moment and then smiled knowingly.

"Grand Marshal, in my opinion, Bei Mo only suffered a minor loss. They had never seen His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's new weapons, so they were defeated!"

"In the next battle, Bei Mo will undoubtedly have mastered our army's weapons and devised a countermeasure! His Royal Highness will undoubtedly be defeated!"

"Master Military Advisor, Grand Marshal, I have also heard that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has asked several veteran generals to reorganize all the troops and to defeat Beimo in one fell swoop tomorrow!"

Zhu Wu's eyes flashed with pride when he heard this: "Grand Marshal, our opportunity has arrived! As long as we wait for them to come out in full force, we will immediately lead our troops back into the border city!"

"As expected, His Royal Highness will suffer a crushing defeat! By then, even opening the city gates will require us to do so!"

"Hahaha! Military Advisor, what you said makes sense!"

"If His Royal Highness the Crown Prince were to go all out and be defeated on the battlefield, wouldn't he wet his pants? He lives a life of luxury on a daily basis!"

"Haha, just do as the military advisor says!" Wen Tianhai's eyes flashed with ruthlessness, and he slammed his fist on the table.

Your Highness, you were the one who wanted to seize power first, so you can’t blame me!

Soon, time flew by and it was the next day. Zhou Chuxuan brought a group of soldiers to the city wall early in the morning, wearing golden armor.

"Your Highness, the 35,000 soldiers are ready and waiting for your command!"

Lao Yang and He Jian stood beside Zhou Chuxuan and said excitedly that they had a great time fighting yesterday!

"it is good!"

Zhou Chuxuan looked at the dusty and smoke-filled Northern Desert alien camp in the distance, smiled slightly, and looked at He Jian: "General He, this time, you can only lose, not win. You must lure the enemy into the city!"

"Old Sheep, the remaining troops are now in your hands! You must lead them to retreat in the designated direction!"

"Yes, Your Highness!" The two of them accepted the order, only Linghu Cong in the distance looked at Zhou Chuxuan with a puzzled expression.

"General Linghu!"

Zhou Chuxuan's lips curled up into an inexplicable smile, and he said, "Please ask General Linghu to lead a cavalry to follow Lao Yang and ensure the safe withdrawal of our troops!"

"Yes!"

Linghu Cong took the order and left, but his brows were furrowed, and he was obviously still thinking about how to kill Zhou Chuxuan on the battlefield.

"Haha, everyone's out fighting the enemy, so what is His Royal Highness doing?"

Zhou Chuxuan had just finished deploying his troops when he heard a burst of cold laughter. Turning around, he found that it was Wen Tianhai who led Zhu Wu to the top of the city wall, followed by a group of deputy generals.

Wen Tianhai had a smug smile on his face as he watched the army leave the city below.

Zhou Chuxuan was neither angry nor annoyed. He put his hands behind his back, held his head high and looked at the soldiers leaving the city below with confidence: "Of course, I will guard the city gate!"

"General Wen, didn't I tell you to stay outside the city gates? Why did you enter the city without permission?"

Wen Tianhai said with a forced smile, "I heard that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has dispatched all the soldiers out of the city. I am worried about the safety of the border, so I specially entered the city early!"

Zhou Chuxuan glanced at Wen Tianhai, turned around and walked down the tower: "Marshal Wen, I advise you to leave the city as soon as possible, otherwise you will bear the consequences!"

As the voice faded away, Zhou Chuxuan's figure disappeared from everyone's sight. Wen Tianhai sneered: "Haha, you don't even dare to watch the army's combat situation?"

"Something's wrong!" Zhu Wu suddenly said, "Grand Marshal, something's wrong!"

"What's wrong, military advisor? Is there something wrong?" Wen Tianhai looked around curiously. Now his soldiers had almost taken over the city again.

"No, that's not right. It's too quiet!" Zhu Wu closed his eyes, felt it carefully, and shook his head. "He really has cleared out all the people in this city!"

"What does he want to do?"

"Oh, Military Advisor, you're overthinking it. He must be worried about the civilians being harmed, or he wants to retreat if he's defeated!"

A lieutenant general patted his chest and shouted, "Grand Marshal, in my opinion, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is bound to lose the battle he's sending his troops to! All we have to do is sit here and wait!"

"That's right. Within three days, all the soldiers he brought with him will be killed or wounded. By then, they will have to obey the command of the Grand Marshal!"

"Hahaha!"

Wen Tianhai waved his hand, interrupting everyone's laughter. "Everyone, show him some respect. After all, he's the crown prince! He'll inherit the throne in the future!"

Suddenly, Zhu Wu, who had his eyes closed, suddenly opened them, sniffed hard, and his expression suddenly changed.

"not good!"

"Quick, Grand Marshal, let's evacuate the city!"

"Huh? Military Advisor, what exactly happened?" Wen Tianhai and other generals were confused.

"Gunpowder! There's a huge amount of gunpowder buried in this city gate! He, he, he, he wants to blow up the entire city gate!"

As Zhu Wu spoke, he snatched the sword from the soldier beside him and chopped open the sacks piled on the top of the city wall. There was indeed gunpowder and some spherical objects inside.

Seeing so much gunpowder, Wen Tianhai's face changed, and he quickly took a few steps back. "Could this be His Royal Highness's backup plan? After the army is defeated, is he planning to blow up the city gates, block the aliens' pursuit, and escape alone?"

"No wonder he wants to clear out all the people!"

"Crazy! Absolutely crazy!"

With so much gunpowder, if you are not careful, everyone will be sent to heaven.

Just as Wen Tianhai ordered the entire army to withdraw from the city, a shout came into his ears.

"Grand Marshal, our army has been defeated!"